Reject the 'Negligible Risk' and 'High Confidence' ratings for Noise, Vibration, and Light until the Proponent completes and submits the site-specific modelling admitted to be missing in Section 19.2.3.3.2.
Strategic Rationale
The Initial Project Description admits that 'Noise, vibration, and light modelling have not yet been completed,' yet simultaneously assigns a 'negligible' risk rating with 'high confidence.' For the Melgund community, which relies on the pristine natural environment, accepting a conclusion without supporting data is a strategic risk. The Board must demand that the Proponent demonstrate—through data, not assumptions—that the 'remote location' is sufficient to mitigate impacts. This ensures the regulatory process remains evidence-based and prevents the Proponent from bypassing rigorous assessment of potential nuisances that could degrade the local environment.
Source Context
Understanding the Impacts of Nuclear Waste on our Community
This digital archive houses the public comments submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada regarding Project 88774: The Nuclear Waste Management Organization Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for Canada's Used Nuclear Fuel Project. The impact assessment is led jointly by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. This archive preserves community perspectives, concerns, and observations shared during the assessment process, particularly in relation to Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario and the communities of Dyment and Borups Corners who are the closest and most impacted of all in the process.